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- born2slippy, on 11/17/2008, -0/+121"In case of a fire, please use space stairs"
- habbofresh, on 11/17/2008, -2/+58Three space elevators? Sounds like Gundam 00. Let's skip the elevator and go straight to the giant robots, shall we?
- Garlik, on 11/18/2008, -4/+60Will we have space elevator music now?
- Perk, on 11/18/2008, -1/+44And don't forget... the first country to finish the Space Elevator can build their starship components twice as fast!
- noupsell, on 11/17/2008, -2/+39okay then maybe a space escalator..? Just don't get your shoe laces caught at the top or you'll get sucked back into re-entry the hard way
- Autodidaddict, on 11/17/2008, -10/+46Sarah Palin recommends Africa for the same reason....
- mingleTwat, on 11/18/2008, -0/+34i want to go to space.
Build my elevator please. - TPorter72, on 11/18/2008, -1/+35Have you ever met a Japanese person? They're like magicians but real.
- esus4, on 11/18/2008, -3/+33This will be great until you get on minutes after some kid has pressed every button on the way to the top.
- bryanwilson08, on 11/18/2008, -3/+28It sure is. Just like your mother.
- Zeitgeister, on 11/17/2008, -4/+28"Australia is an ideal place for suborbital and orbital tourism due to it being a large land mass not divided by countries," - anyone understand the reasoning behind that?
- sonofarex, on 11/18/2008, -3/+22where were you, when they built the elevator to heaven
NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN
NINE ELEVEN - borez, on 11/18/2008, -2/+20That ***** is actually doable?
- HUKI365, on 11/18/2008, -1/+18Politically stable. Geographically stable. Economically stable. Close resource points (iron ore, coal, uranium, oil, gas). Relatively intelligent/efficient working population (including high order scientists). Relatively prosperous local economy. Expertise in offshore platforms.
Most importantly low population and therefore easily able to be "bought" by a foreign power (IE USA) via trade deals.
Plus great beaches and Miranda Kerr. :) - Autodidaddict, on 11/18/2008, -2/+17Thank god cdigioia is here to maintain the highest degree of journalism standards within my digg comment jokes.......
- ASSASSYN360, on 11/18/2008, -0/+15New Job listed: Space Elevator operator. Aerospace and Electrical engineering degree required. Job consists of pressing up or down, fast or slow. 8 hour workday. Min. Pay $184,000 a year.
- suntzusputnik, on 11/18/2008, -0/+14you do realize that nasa receives about 0.58% of the budget (the average american believing that it receives a fourth). that's a little more than $16.2 billion a year. wars and military endeavors cost us by far the most. the united states government is currently spending at the rate of approximately $1 trillion per year for all defense-related purposes.
- malex, on 11/18/2008, -1/+1525 or 30 seems doable, God willing and the creek don't rise.
But even if you're right, what's your point? - Azerael, on 11/18/2008, -0/+13John Williams will get right to it.
- saeche, on 11/18/2008, -0/+13Who said anything about the moon? The elevator would connect to a platform orbiting the planet.
- levitron, on 11/17/2008, -2/+13Anybody read Kim Stanley Robinson's "Red Mars" trilogy? Remember what happen when the "Free Mars" rebel group sabotaged the Mars space elevator from the orbital anchor?
- sq2shooter, on 11/18/2008, -1/+12And I was told this was a stupid idea when I presented it in class some 20 years ago. Bastards. Of course my idea was different as I couldn't see it being feasible being suspended for a satellite as the weight of the cable would rip the satellite from space. So my idea was to construct a frame in space above the equator that circled the earth. It would be anchored to the earth at four spots. Then drop a cable down and there was no worry about it getting pulled down from the weight of the cable. They said it was impossible and I was out of my mind. May have to call that professor now and remind him that maybe I was onto something. Or not.
- farfegnugen, on 11/18/2008, -0/+11There was a team at MIT working on this project for a few years. I was part of it last year. Some of the problems that need to be addressed are prolonged exposure to radiation, constantly supplying power to the elevator during its journey, and the cable used. Basically, until carbon nanotubes get cheaper, we can't do anything.
- suntzusputnik, on 11/18/2008, -1/+12the big problem is the tensile strength of the cable in conjunction with uneven application of gravity. much of the strain of the cable would be in its center. the more material to reinforce it, the heavier it gets. its similar to pushing a heavy object out of water only with the opposite force
- Troupkid, on 11/18/2008, -1/+11@ cdigioia: your link is fake. FAIL
- kevin52094, on 11/18/2008, -0/+9i dont know about you, but when the earth bursts into flames, i want there to be an elevator out
- Jektal, on 11/18/2008, -2/+10It's Ziggy Stardust on loop all the way up.
- Azerael, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8How about spending less on war instead?
- CyclonusRIP, on 11/18/2008, -3/+11The cable would be long enough to wrap around the earth like 2-3 times so pretty much everyone at that latitude is screwed.
- RobotBuddha, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8Must have 20 years experience running a space elevator before this, the first space elevator, starts running.
- Azerael, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8It would simplify everything. The politics, the logistics, the construction, etc.
- TPorter72, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8I had no Idea the cable was going to be longer then 80k km.
http://xkcd.com/481/
please implement this on Digg - Nova1021, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8The space elevator is not just for getting to the moon. It is for getting into space without an expensive and dangerous rocket. Yeah, it would let us get to the moon. It would also cut hundreds of millions of dollars off of every space launch, making things like space-based solar power feasible.
- Gunshock, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8I hope so. He is the greatest.
- TPorter72, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7 ^ be
- Flashman, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7I think people are missing tnerd's reference to Arthur C Clarke: “The space elevator will be built about 50 years after everyone stops laughing.”
- kevin52094, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7its not connected to the moon, just space RTFA
- Nova1021, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7It's not connected to the moon, it's connected to geosynchronous orbit. You take things up the elevator and then launch from there to anywhere else in space you want.
- SuperKewlGirl, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7interesting concept lets see if it actually works when they complete it
- JuanBSU, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7...than your mom?
- Paulorific, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7I'll probably still be alive, so that's cool.
- Paulorific, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6How old are you? I think you might have more time than you think. I'm guessing life expectancies will go up at least 10-20 years before you wither away.
- consie, on 11/18/2008, -1/+7I'm guessing it's due to the logistics of transporting supplies/persons across several countries with different governments, especially as resources would be travelling from east to west coast. Just a guess...
- sanguinekane, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6You don't know what geosynchronous orbit is do you? Let me help you out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit - Paulorific, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6The theoretical strength of a nanotube ribbon would be enough, and scientists are getting better and better with nanotube production every day.
- jhails, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6You can be certain of one thing. If the Aussies build it there will be an assume pub at the top!!! The first fight will breakout within minutes of opening for business.
- spriggig, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6We need to do this sooner than later, I've only got about 40 years left, and I would SO love to see this one happen!
- inactive, on 11/18/2008, -10/+16So... is it going to have elevator music or are we going to redefine that as well?
- Paulorific, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6Why?
- trafficlight, on 11/18/2008, -0/+5I can't wait for the Youtube videos off some douchebag trying to jump down the entire flight of escalator stairs.
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